General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
JANE AUSTENOne man’s ways may be as good as another’s, but we all like our own best.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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I should infinitely prefer a book.
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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
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I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.
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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
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Every moment had its pleasure and its hope.
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But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.
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When I fall in love, it will be forever.
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But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
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You have qualities which I had not before supposed to exist in such a degree in any human creature. You have some touches of the angel in you.
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Let us have the luxury of silence.
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I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
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Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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